diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 590190d5354..42207a5d312 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 22.7.1   
+## 22.7.2
+
+### Additions and Improvements
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+
+## 22.7.1
+
 ### Merge Ready Release. Required update for The Merge on ethereum mainnet!
 
 ### Additions and Improvements
@@ -16,6 +24,10 @@
 - Fix encoding of key (short hex) in eth_getProof [#4261](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4261)
 - Fix for post-merge networks fast-sync [#4224](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4224), [#4276](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/4276)
 
+### Download links
+- https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/22.7.1/besu-22.7.1.tar.gz / sha256: `7cca4c11e1d7525c172f2af9fbf456d134ada60e970d8b6abcfcd6c623b5dd36`
+- https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/22.7.1/besu-22.7.1.zip / sha256: `ba6e0b9b65ac36d041a5072392f119ff76e8e9f53a3d7b1e1a658ef1e4705d7a`
+
 ## 22.7.0
 
 ### Additions and Improvements
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1fa78b2c536..5da786e14c7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=22.7.1
+version=22.7.2-SNAPSHOT
 
 org.gradle.welcome=never
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1g
\ No newline at end of file
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1g